macOS
Homebrew已验证 · 100%
brew install picocomlocal Homebrew formula metadata
MacPorts已验证 · 94%
sudo port install picocomMacPorts ports tree · comms/picocom/Portfile · 来源: api.github.com
安装
其他安装命令
Linux
Alpine Linux apk已验证 · 92%
sudo apk add picocomAlpine Linux edge package indexes · picocom · 来源: dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org
Debian apt已验证 · 92%
sudo apt install picocomDebian stable package indexes · picocom · 来源: deb.debian.org
Fedora dnf已验证 · 92%
sudo dnf install picocomFedora Rawhide package metadata · picocom · 来源: dl.fedoraproject.org
Nix已验证 · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#picocomnixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/pi/picocom/package.nix · 来源: api.github.com
Arch Linux pacman已验证 · 92%
sudo pacman -S picocomArch Linux sync databases · picocom · 来源: geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com
openSUSE zypper已验证 · 92%
sudo zypper install picocomopenSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · picocom · 来源: download.opensuse.org
概览
软件包摘要
Minimal dumb-terminal emulation program
历史
项目历史与用法
picocom is a compact Unix serial terminal intended for modem configuration, hardware debugging, and access to device consoles. It favors command-line options and interactive escape commands over a full-screen configuration interface.
项目历史
Nick Patavalis created picocom as a minimal dumb-terminal emulator. Its name deliberately contrasts it with minicom: “pico” rather than “mini.”
The program was designed for manual modem setup, testing, and debugging, then found wider use for consoles on routers, embedded boards, and other serially managed hardware. Release 2.0 changed external transfer-command execution to avoid using /bin/sh, improving command handling security.
采用历史
picocom became broadly available across Unix-like package collections, including Homebrew, MacPorts, Debian, Ubuntu, Fedora-family repositories, Arch Linux, Alpine Linux, Nix, and openSUSE. This reach reflects its usefulness as a small default serial-console utility.
The project moved issue and source activity to GitHub after earlier Google Code-era development, while preserving a deliberately small and portable design.
使用方式
A typical invocation selects a serial device and baud rate, such as picocom -b 115200 /dev/ttyUSB0. It is commonly used to inspect boot logs, configure modems, interact with microcontroller boards, and expose serial ports through simple SSH-based terminal servers.
为什么软件包爱好者会关心
picocom embodies the small-tool Unix ideal: it handles interactive serial communication without the menus and larger configuration model associated with minicom. Its tiny footprint also makes it suitable for constrained development and embedded hosts.
时间线
- Early project: picocom created by Nick Patavalis as a deliberately smaller alternative to minicom.
- 2014: A logging feature request originated in the project’s Google Code tracker.
- 2015: Earlier Google Code issues were migrated to GitHub.
- Release 2.0: External send/receive commands stopped being executed through /bin/sh.
- Release 3.1: Current long-lived stable release line documented by the official repository.
Related projects
- The official README explicitly positions picocom as a smaller counterpart to minicom. It can also invoke external file-transfer programs when send and receive commands are configured.
来源
- Official manual: https://github.com/npat-efault/picocom/blob/master/picocom.1.html
- Official repository and README: https://github.com/npat-efault/picocom
- source_facts.package-manager
安全态势
风险级别：绿色
narrow executable package without higher-risk signals.
风险分类器
绿色 风险 · 低 置信度 · appliance
原因
- narrow executable package without higher-risk signals
信号
- metadata:no-higher-risk-signals
安装行为
- formula 元数据中未记录 Homebrew post-install 钩子。
- Homebrew bottle 元数据适用于 12 个平台目标。
建议审查
在无人值守的代理使用前，请检查该工具是否读取明文凭据、写入远程状态、发布制品或调用插件。
可执行文件
已安装的可执行文件
| 命令 | 类型 | 暴露范围 | 备注 |
|---|---|---|---|
picocom | cli | 全局可执行文件 |
新鲜度
版本和新鲜度
这些信号区分页生成时间、软件包管理器活动和上游发布比较。只有存在证据 URL 和可比较版本时，才会提示版本落后。
页面生成时间2026-09-19
管理器版本2024-07
管理器更新时间2026-09-13
本地数据OK
上游当前
检测到的最新版本3.1
https://github.com/npat-efault/picocom
- OK没有生成新鲜度警告。
安装元数据
软件包元数据
| 软件包键 | brew:picocom |
|---|---|
| 版本 | 2024-07 |
| 软件包管理器 | Homebrew |
| 软件包管理器页面 | https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/picocom |
| 主页 | https://github.com/npat-efault/picocom |
| 仓库 | https://github.com/npat-efault/picocom |
| 许可证 | GPL-2.0-or-later |
| 源码归档 | https://github.com/npat-efault/picocom/archive/refs/tags/3.1.tar.gz |
| 最后更新 | 2026-09-13T17:04:25Z |
| Pulse | updated |
| Bottle | 可用 (于 arm64_big_sur, arm64_linux, arm64_monterey, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, arm64_ventura, big_sur, monterey, sonoma, ventura, x86_64_linux) |
| Homebrew post-install | 未定义 |
| 服务 | 未声明 |
注册表事实
源数据库详情
| Source Database | Homebrew formula API |
|---|---|
| Tap | homebrew/core |
| Full Name | picocom |
| Version Scheme | 0 |
| Revision | 1 |
| Bottle Stable Root URL | https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core |
| Deprecated | no |
| Disabled | no |
| Keg Only | no |
| URL Keys |
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源数据库匹配
其他软件包管理器记录
匹配项来自外部软件包管理器索引，并与本地 Automic Vault 软件包链接分开显示。
Debian apt95%
picocom 3.1-4
minimal dumb-terminal emulation program
https://github.com/npat-efault/picocom
sudo apt install picocom- Section: comm
- Architecture: amd64
- 1 依赖
- normalized package name match
- 匹配方式：Picocom
Nix95%
picocom
nix profile install nixpkgs#picocom- normalized package name match
- 匹配方式：Picocom
Ubuntu apt95%
picocom 3.1-4
minimal dumb-terminal emulation program
https://github.com/npat-efault/picocom
sudo apt install picocom- Section: universe/comm
- Architecture: amd64
- 1 依赖
- normalized package name match
- 匹配方式：Picocom
apk95%
picocom 2024.07-r0
Minimal dumb-terminal emulation program
https://gitlab.com/wsakernel/picocom
sudo apk add picocom- License: GPL-2.0-or-later
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: picocom
- 1 依赖
- 1 提供
- normalized package name match
- 匹配方式：Picocom
apk95%
picocom-doc 2024.07-r0
Minimal dumb-terminal emulation program (documentation)
https://gitlab.com/wsakernel/picocom
sudo apk add picocom-doc- License: GPL-2.0-or-later
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: picocom
- normalized package name match
- 匹配方式：Picocom
dnf95%
picocom 2024.07-7.fc45
Minimal serial communications program
https://gitlab.com/wsakernel/picocom/
sudo dnf install picocom- License: GPL-2.0-or-later
- Category: Unspecified
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: picocom
- 3 依赖
- 2 提供
- normalized package name match
- 匹配方式：Picocom
pacman95%
picocom 3.1-3
Minimal dumb-terminal emulation program, very much like minicom
https://github.com/npat-efault/picocom
sudo pacman -S picocom- License: GPL2
- Architecture: x86_64
- 1 依赖
- normalized package name match
- 匹配方式：Picocom
zypper95%
picocom 2024.07-1.6
Minimal dumb-terminal emulation program
https://gitlab.com/wsakernel/picocom/
sudo zypper install picocom- License: BSD-2-Clause AND GPL-2.0-or-later
- Category: Hardware/Modem
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: picocom
- 1 依赖
- 2 提供
- normalized package name match
- 匹配方式：Picocom
zypper95%
picocom-bash-completion 2024.07-1.6
Bash Completion for picocom
https://gitlab.com/wsakernel/picocom/
sudo zypper install picocom-bash-completion- License: BSD-2-Clause AND GPL-2.0-or-later
- Category: Hardware/Modem
- Architecture: noarch
- Source Package: picocom
- 2 依赖
- 1 提供
- normalized package name match
- 匹配方式：Picocom
MacPorts95%
picocom
sudo port install picocom- normalized package name match
- 匹配方式：Picocom
来源线索
由仓库数据生成
此页面由 av-web 从 scripts/generate-pkg-sqlite.py 生成的私有软件包 SQLite 工件提供。
Combined YAML source
View the package source record on GitHub.
使用的来源
- Geiger risk classifier
- cross-ecosystem install command graph
- curated package history
- external package-manager database matches
- package relationship graph
- package version freshness
- package-page enrichment
- pkg.so package database
- pkgdb category and tag curation